Belarus vs Mongolia: Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished

Belarus
0.5 percent
in 2023
Mongolia
0.7 percent
in 2023
Belarus rank
121st
Mongolia rank
118th

Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished over time

  • Belarus
  • Mongolia
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 0.7 percent against 0.5 percent in Belarus, a difference of 0.2 percent.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.4 times Belarus's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Belarus ranks 121st and Mongolia ranks 118th of 125 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
125 places, 1,042 data points, 2015–2023
Last refreshed

Both metrics indicate that someone does not get enough food (in terms of calories) to eat: these metrics should be strongly correlated. Severe food insecurity is measured based on food security questionnaires among households. Undernourishment is based on estimates of actual calorie intake across the population.